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Tour de France final stage rerouted due to wildfiresWildfires in southwest France have forced organizers of the Tour de France to reconfigure the final stage, set for Sunday.,The change is necessary because multiple first responders have been diverted to the fires. The new route will leave a smaller race footprint for local officials to secure.,"As n...

Richard Carapaz, Tadej Pogacar stand tall at Stage 20 of Tour de FranceRichard Carapaz of Ecuador won the stage and Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia all but wrapped up his fifth general classification title in seven years during a wild penultimate day at the Tour de France on Saturday.,The 33-year-old Carapaz capped a monumental week with his second victory in three stages, a...

Big questions for all 32 teams entering training campArizona Cardinals: Does new coach Mike LaFleur have a QB1 in the building?,Contenders in the QB competition are rookie Carson Beck, journeyman and sometimes-starter Gardner Minshew and Jacoby Brissett. Brissett gave the offense a chance in most games last season as the stand-in for Kyler Murray, but...

Spurs C Victor Wembanyama to grace NBA 2K27 cover

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will grace the cover of the NBA 2K27 video game, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The 7-foot-4 center powered San Antonio to the 2026 NBA Finals, with the Spurs falling to the New York Knicks in five games last month.,In his third NBA season, Wembanyama averaged 25.0 points, ...

Late homer helps Yankees earn doubleheader split vs. Dodgers

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer with one out in the eighth inning Sunday night as the New York Yankees held on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, splitting a doubleheader in a bullpen game for both teams.,After wasting numerous opportunities earlier to expand a 1-0 le...

PARIVISION claims top prize for Dota at Esports World Cup

PARIVISION picked up 1,000 Esports World Cup club points by taking down BetBoom Team 3-1 in the grand final of the Dota competition on Sunday in Paris.,They also collected a tidy $750,000 of the $2 million prize pool for their victory. BetBoom settled for 750 club points and a $340,000 share of the ...

PARIVISION, BetBoom Team in Dota final at Esports World Cup

BetBoom Team and PARIVISION advanced to Sunday's grand final with semifinal victories at the Esports World Cup Dota 2 tournament in Paris.,Vici Gaming and Team Yandex, which lost in Saturday's playoffs, will play in the third-place match earlier Sunday.,The Dota 2 event at the Esports World Cup is t...

Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox wrap twin bill vs. Rays with 11th straight win

Wilyer Abreu hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats as the Boston Red Sox won their 11th straight game and swept a day-night doubleheader, defeating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night.,Abreu cranked a two-run homer -- the first of back-to-back shots with Willson Contreras -- in the first...